BEGIN STAGE 3 OF PIP’S EXPECTATIONS
At Pip’s Flat
1. Who does Pip find at his door one stormy evening?
The Convict (Magwitch)
2. After Pip learns that Magwitch is his benefactor, why is he upset to discover that no one else was involved in his expectations?
He hoped Miss Havisham was his benefactor so that, maybe, Estella would be part of his “inheritance”; also, it is an embarrassment in Pip’s eyes to have a convict as his benefactor
3. Who did Pip believe was his benefactor?
Miss Havisham
4. What crime has Magwitch committed this time?
He has reentered the country, from which he was banished
5. What could his punishment be if he is discovered?
If discovered, he will be executed (death penalty)
Pip Returns to Miss Havisham’s
6. What does Pip say was unkind of Miss Havisham to do?
It was unkind of her to use Estella to get back at men and to make Estella unable to love.
7. What does Pip admit to Estella?
He admits that he loves her.
8. What news does Estella tell Pip?
She tells him that she is to be married to Drummle.
9. How does Miss Havisham feel at seeing Pip’s pain?
She feels guilty and sorry for what she’s done.
10. What happens to Miss Havisham just after Pip leaves her room?
She catches on fire.
Pip Returns to London
11. What does the letter that Wemmick wrote to Pip say?
“Do not go home.”
12. Of what is Pip warned when he gets to Wemmick’s house?
Wemmick warns Pip that he is being spied on.
13. Who has been spying on Pip?
Compeyson (the second convict)
14. Explain Pip’s plan for helping Magwitch to escape London.
They will disguise Magwitch as a riverboat captain in order to get him on a boat leaving England.
The Escape
15. According to what Magwitch tells to Pip, why has he done so much for Pip?
He has done so much for Pip because he sees Pip as the son he never had, and because Pip helped him once upon a time.
16. What causes Pip and the others to hurry with rowing their boat away from the buoy?
They notice that another rowboat is chasing after them.
17. Which character is attacked by Magwitch and what happens to him?
Compeyson is attacked by Magwitch. Compeyson gets caught underneath the steamboat and is killed.
18. What happens to Magwitch as he is saved and brought back onto the boat?
Magwitch is arrested as he is saved and brought back to the boat.
The Courtroom
19. What sentence is Magwitch given by the court?
Magwitch is sentenced to death by hanging.
Jaggers’ Office
20. What will happen to Pip’s inheritance?
Pip’s inheritance will go to the government.
21. Who is Estella’s father?
Estella’s father is Magwitch.
22. What would happen to Estella if it is made public that her father is a convict?
She would fall from high society and become a lower-class citizen. Drummle would also refuse to marry her.
23. What news does Pip give to Magwitch just before he dies?
Pip tells Magwitch that Estella, his daughter, has grown up to be a beautiful woman. Pip also tells Magwitch that he loves Estella.
24. What happens to Pip when he returns to his apartment?
Pip becomes sick when he gets back to his apartment.
Back Home
25. Who takes care of Pip in his illness?
Joe takes care of Pip during his illness.
26. What dream does Pip say he’s let go of?
Pip says he has let go of the dream of marrying Estella.
27. Where does Pip go to the next day and who does he find there?
Pip goes to Satis House the next day, and he finds Estella there.
28. Why didn’t Estella and Bentley Drummle get married?
They did not get married because Drummle found out who Estella’s true parents were, and he refused to marry her anymore.
29. Who is Estella in danger of becoming if she stays at Satis House?
She is in danger of becoming like Miss Havisham.
30. Does Pip find happiness in the end? Why do you say this?
Pip does find happiness in the end as he ends up with Estella, and he realizes that money is not what matters most in life.
END OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS